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Friday, February 01, 2013

DARK HORSE COMICS TO PUBLISH

KING CONAN: THE HOUR OF THE DRAGON!

ADAPTING ROBERT E. HOWARD’S ONLY CONAN NOVEL!

February 1, MILWAUKIE, OR – Dark Horse Comics is thrilled to announce the return of a fan-favorite Conan creative team. Writer Timothy Truman, artist Tomás Giorello, and colorist José Villarrubia are set to adapt Robert E. Howard’s only Conan novel in two six-issue miniseries.

The first series, titled The Hour of the Dragon will run through October 2013 and continue in a second arc titled King Conan: The Conqueror starting in February 2014.

More about The Hour of the Dragon:
King Conan has faced many threats to his throne in Aquilonia—but none
more deadly than a traitorous alliance backed by the resurrected
sorcerer Xaltotun, at whose command mountains crumble!

With The Legend of Conan announced for 2014, King Conan is essential reading!

Praise for Timothy Truman, Tomás Giorello, and José Villarrubia:

“With bothKing Conan: The Scarlet CitadelandKing Conan: The Phoenix on the SwordTruman,
Giorello, and Villarrubia have been making some the greatest Conan
adaptations ever made. I look forward to their next series. Hour of the Dragon, Dark Horse. Twelve issues. It will be beautiful” – Comics Bulletin

For a sneak peak at the variant cover and a full-color interior page, check out the exclusive on MTV Geek!

King Conan: The Hour of the Dragon #1 is on sale in comic stores everywhere May 29!

About Dark Horse

Founded
in1986 by Mike Richardson, Dark Horse Comics has proven to be a solid
example of how integrity and innovation can help broaden a unique
storytelling medium and establish a small, homegrown company as an
industry giant. The company is known for the progressive and
creator-friendly atmosphere it provides for writers and artists. In
addition to publishing comics from top talent such as Frank Miller, Mike
Mignola, Neil Gaiman, Brian Wood, Gerard Way, Felicia Day, Guillermo
Del Toro and comics legends such as Will Eisner, Neal Adams, and Jim
Steranko, Dark Horse has developed its own successful properties such as
The Mask, Ghost,Timecop, and SpyBoy. Its successful line of comics and products based on popular properties includes Star Wars, Mass Effect, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Aliens, Conan, Emily the Strange, Tim Burton’s Tragic Toys for Girls and Boys, Serenity, and Domo.
Today Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent comic book publisher
in the US and is recognized as one of the world’s leading publishers of
both creator-owned content and licensed comics material.